Park Yong Ha (picture), 33, a popular South Korean actor and singer, killed himself yesterday in distress over career pressures while caring for his terminally ill father, police said. He is believed to have "impulsively'' hanged himself while intoxicated. South Korea has the highest suicide rate among the 30 nations in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
.Choi Jin Sil, a famous movie star, committed suicide two years ago, followed by her younger brother. The scandal-tainted former President Roh Moo Hyun jumped to his death last May and the ex-chairman of South Korea's oldest conglomerate, Park Yong Oh of the Doosan Group, killed himself in November. AP
South Korean actor and singer Park Yong-Ha, 33, poses in Seoul on January 30, 2009. Park was found dead on June30, 2010 in his room by his mother after he apparently hanged himself with an electrical cord, KBS TV said. Police said it appeared to be a suicide but declined to comment on whether Park had left any note. AFP PHOTO / YANG HOI-SUNG
South Korean actor and singer Park Yong-Ha, 33, poses in Seoul on January 30, 2009. Park was found dead on June30, 2010 in his room by his mother after he apparently hanged himself with an electrical cord, KBS TV said. Police said it appeared to be a suicide but declined to comment on whether Park had left any note. AFP PHOTO / YANG HOI-SUNG
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